Women during the American Revolution

In Abigail Adams’ letter to her husband, what did she want?

• She wanted all forms of slavery to be abolished in America.

• She wanted more power, like a voice and representation in government.

• She wanted to start a rebellion in the thirteen American colonies.

• She wanted all women of every skin color to have unlimited power.

Which of the following best describes Abigail Adams?

• Tyrant who desired unlimited power

• Loyalist to Great Britain

• Advocate for the Daughters of Liberty

• Ancestor of John Adams

Which of the following was NOT a male role that women took on?

• farming

• managing finances

• hunting

• voting

How did many women provide military service?

• laundry and nursing

• teaching and preaching

• serving as scouts and spies

• loading the cannons

How did Deborah Sampson successfully enlist in the Continental Army?

• claimed she was a teenager

• kept her gender a secret

• dressed in men's clothes

• all of the above

Even though Deborah Sampson was wounded, why did she never go to the doctor?

• fear that the doctor would discover her secret

• her panic attacks caused by needles and blood

• she wanted to keep her disability confidential

• all of the above

How did Phillis Wheatley become an accomplished poet?

• By age 12, she was reading works in Greek and Latin.

• Mary became Phillis's tutor in English and classical languages.

• She was freed by her master

• All of the above

In the letter from Phillis Wheatley to Reverend Samson Occum, what did she want?

• She wanted to travel back to her homeland, Gambia or Senegal.

• She wanted an end to slavery, freedom, and natural rights for African Americans.

• She wanted to be a Greek and Latin teacher, or tutor in English and classical languages.

• She wanted to start a rebellion for all African Americans in the thirteen colonies.

What did Phillis Wheatley say about Egypt and Darkness?

• She believed that the Light brings freedom from the dark evils of slavery.

• She desired for all African Americans to experience Deliverance.

• She had faith that God gave every human being a love of freedom.

• All of the above